Yep still trying to snap myself out of this gloomy mood of mine....
Today instead of being locked up in the house I was able to get out into the garden which has been so neglected over the summer months...
It felt great to finally get outdoors and listen to the birds chirping....
The big bonus was there were no European wasps to contend with...
This year has been shocking for them....
It certainly put a dampner on our social activities outdoors this summer...
Barbecues were very limited as every time we tried to have one we would have so many of these wasps to contend with it just wasn`t worth the hassle....
Since the cooler weather has arrived , plus the added bonus of rain for the past two days everything seems to have come alive again....
For 3 hours I got stuck into pulling weeds, yes weeds, they still grow don`t they ???
Not even the heat can kill them...lol....
My poor vegie patch has taken a beating this summer...
Unbelievably we still have tomatoes growing even though I have neglected it.....
I will have to pull the plants soon though as I want to get the garden ready for the winter crop......
I am pleased with the results I got this summer from the vegetables I grew...
It gives you great satisfaction and much cheaper on the hip pocket too....
I must say I much prefer this cooler weather we are experiencing at the moment....
Give me this sort of weather any day....
Hi Mandy, yes the weathers finally come good here in SA. We got a bit of that rain up my way to. Not much..just enough to get the weeds growing. My vegy patch was wiped out on that record hot day a few weeks ago. It COOKED all the fruit and all the veg while still on the plants. The sun killed everything for the second year running. I'm glad to see you managed to keep yours alive and thriving throughout it all.
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Nothing like a spot of gardening to clear away the blues. It is a good time to do it just after rain. You are so clever with the vegie patch. Mine never amounted to much and now everything is dead, not even weeds grow in it. There is something wrong with the PH level. When it cools down I'll try to remedy it.
ReplyDeletegardening is usually good therapy. my tomatoes are duds. they have been on the bushes for weeks. still green. i've had three ripen. i give up, i'm not growing them next year. not enough sun or something. lemongrass is thriving though. :( i'm seeing the g/kids today so that will cheer me up. hope you enjoy your long weekend.
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ReplyDeleteYep a day in the dirt is great therapy!
Good to hear about the wasps! Ouch!
Hope this week is a good one.
I prefer the cooler weather also and don't know anyone who likes wasps.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear you had a good day gardening.
I would love to grow veggies..but my herbs are as high maintenance as this lazy cow will go..hope the weather is still cool see ya babes :)
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